Three easy-to-teach games to replace classic board games
Move on to bigger and better games with these three classic designer board games.
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The 33 trick-taking games I played last weekend
I spent four days in Austin at T3C playing trick-takers.
Why Vantage fits in the canon of classic adventure games
Vantage belongs on the shelf next to the King's Quest games.
12 more great games from 2025
Rounding out a great year
Six great cooperative games from 2025
Hello, and a happy Wednesday to you all! I hope the day's found you well. I'm continuing to recap some of my favorite games from 2025, and today, I'm talking about some great cooperative games I played. Last week, I wrote about my favorite
10 great trick-taking and climbing games from 2025
Plus at least 12 more games I enjoyed this year.
Five great things about board games in 2025
What a year it’s been! We’ve increased the size of our family by a staggering 33%, I’ve played a ton of games, and I’ve played so many interesting and unusual games, discovered up-and-coming designers, and just generally experienced more of the breadth of board games. From
A 2025 board game gift guide
Giving games as gifts is a time-honored tradition. Let me help.
Happy Thanksgiving from Don't Eat the Meeples
Plus seven great climbing and shedding games
My five favorite trick-taking games
This list could change at any moment.
14 'older' trick-taking games worth revisiting
Older, of course, is a relative term. These games were released over a decade ago.
The forest and the trees: My trick-taking journey
A rambling look at the board games niche I've found myself in
Play more weird games
Seven great games that are just a bit weird.
Four modern board games to introduce to new gamers
Introducing new games comes with a measure of responsibility.
My Favorite Games
My five favorite cooperative games
Plus more than 18 honorable mentions, because I can't not.
Suboptimal play, Dominion and me
Do I love playing games poorly, or do I love to experiment? You be the judge.
2025 Games
Seven great games from 2025
We're 75 percent through 2025. Some great games have emerged.
My Favorite Games
My five favorite roll-and-write games
Plus nine honorable mentions, because there are too many great games to limit myself
What makes a great word game?
Three great word games that don’t demand a thorough reading of the dictionary
Five games to replace Mouse Trap
I wanted to love Mouse Trap as a kid. I wish I'd had these five games instead.
Great Games
Fate of the Fellowship is an impressive Pandemic spin-off
Matt Leacock's latest Pandemic offering tells the story The Lord of the Rings, piece by piece.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
Taiki Shinzawa, trick-taking innovator
Few people have pushed trick-taking in new directions quite like Taiki Shinzawa. Let's explore his catalog together.
Worker Placement
Three hidden gem worker placement games
These three worker placement games have flown under the radar.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
The 24 trick-taking games I played in one weekend
TTUTCON II introduced me to so many amazing games.